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(January 26, 2023 at 10:35 pm)Rdougall Wrote: Hi all,

 My name is Rory and I am slowly converting over to atheism. My journey ready began in 3rd grade when I received first communion and how weird it was to eat the “body” of someone.

 My atheism picked up in undergrad when I came out as gay. I have cerebral palsy as well and it didn’t make sense to me to be hurt even further by punishing me for my sexuality. I still felt a lot of shame around my sexuality even after I came out and that came from my belief in heaven that I was hanging onto. I subconsciously still wanted to know what life would have been like without a disability which is what the idea of “heaven” provided.

 I’m slowly accepting I probably will never know what it’s like to be “able-bodied” but I can embrace what I do have already. I’m very into philosophy so I thought about nihilism and how depressing and inspiring it is. If life has no external meaning, then we get to make our own meaning, which is more personal to us. 

I hope I get to meet other amazing people on this forum!

Even if life does have an external meaning, you still get to create your own.  Welcome aboard.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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New here - by Rdougall - January 26, 2023 at 10:35 pm
RE: New here - by Silver - January 26, 2023 at 10:56 pm
RE: New here - by The Grand Nudger - January 26, 2023 at 11:34 pm
RE: New here - by Nay_Sayer - January 26, 2023 at 11:51 pm
RE: New here - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 27, 2023 at 5:25 am
RE: New here - by Gwaithmir - January 27, 2023 at 8:31 am
RE: New here - by brewer - January 27, 2023 at 9:57 am
RE: New here - by Mister Agenda - January 27, 2023 at 11:10 am
RE: New here - by HappySkeptic - January 27, 2023 at 1:38 pm
RE: New here - by tackattack - January 27, 2023 at 1:39 pm

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